+/*
+ * The purpose of always_dump_vma() is to make sure that special kernel mappings
+ * that are useful for post-mortem analysis are included in every core dump.
+ * In that way we ensure that the core dump is fully interpretable later
+ * without matching up the same kernel and hardware config to see what PC values
+ * meant. These special mappings include - vDSO, vsyscall, and other
+ * architecture specific mappings
+ */
+static bool always_dump_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+ /* Any vsyscall mappings? */
+ if (vma == get_gate_vma(vma->vm_mm))
+ return true;
+ /*
+ * arch_vma_name() returns non-NULL for special architecture mappings,
+ * such as vDSO sections.
+ */
+ if (arch_vma_name(vma))
+ return true;
+
+ return false;
+}
+